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BMW

COMPANY

Founded in 1910 as Gustav Flying Machine Factory by Gustav Otto, and merged with Rapp Motor Works in 1913 to become Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) in 1918. Owns Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

Official Website:
http://www.bmwgroup.com/

Industry:
Automobile

Ticker:
FRA:BMW

Corporate headquarters:
Munich, Germany

Sales:
$60B (2005)

Employees:
107,000

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Victor H. Doolan
Business
7-Nov-1940   CEO of Volvo North America, 2002-05
Willy Messerschmitt
Engineer
26-Jun-1898 17-Sep-1978 Designer of Nazi fighter planes
Joachim Milberg
Business
10-Apr-1943   CEO of BMW, 1999-2002
Gustav Otto
Business
12-Jan-1883 28-Feb-1926 Founder of BMW and Flottweg AG
Helmut Panke
Business
31-Aug-1946   Chairman of BMW, 2002-06

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert W. Lane
Business
14-Nov-1949   CEO of Deere, 2000-09

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Arthur L. Kelly
Business
c. 1938   Partner, KEL Enterprises

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Joachim Milberg
Business
10-Apr-1943   CEO of BMW, 1999-2002
Helmut Panke
Business
31-Aug-1946   Chairman of BMW, 2002-06




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